EIP-2026-115831

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows XP/Vista - '.ani tagBITMAPINFOHEADER' Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115831. PoCs published by Skylined.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed '.ani' file that triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows when processed by affected APIs. The PoC creates a crafted animated cursor file and an HTML page to deliver it.

Description

Microsoft Windows XP/Vista - '.ani tagBITMAPINFOHEADER' Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Skylined · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33719

This exploit generates a malformed '.ani' file that triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows when processed by affected APIs. The PoC creates a crafted animated cursor file and an HTML page to deliver it.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows (affected APIs processing .ani files)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to deliver the crafted .ani file to a target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026